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Fabian Marco Johnson (born 11 December 1987) is a professional soccer player who plays as a fullback and wide midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and United States national team. He has also represented Germany in youth competitions.
Johnson was born in Munich, Germany. He is the son of an African-American serviceman and former professional basketball player who played in Germany and a German-American mother. In 1991, he started playing football at local Sportfreunde München and in the summer of 1996, Johnson moved to the renowned youth ranks of 1860 München. Johnson was promoted to the first team of 1860 München in July 2006. He amassed 89 league appearances scoring four goals before transferring to VfL Wolfsburg on 14 July 2009. He scored his first goal for VfL Wolfsburg in a 2–2 draw at home to SC Freiburg.
On 26 September 2012, Johnson scored in Hoffenheim's 3–0 victory over VfB Stuttgart, their first win of the new campaign.
On 24 February 2014, it was confirmed that Johnson would join Borussia Mönchengladbach on a free transfer following the conclusion of the 2013–14 season.
TV COVERAGE/THURSDAY
Live: Golf Channel, 1:30 a.m. Eastern
ONLINE
Livestream: WATCH, 1:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eastern
First tee: WATCH, 1:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Featured holes: WATCH, 2:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Eastern
Yardage: 7,190. Par: 71.
Purse: 6.5 million pounds ($8.4 million). First prize: 1, 175,000 pounds ($1.53 million).
Politi: Golf doesn't belong in Olympics
Tee times (Eastern):
Thursday-Friday
1:35 a.m.-6:36 a.m. -- Colin Montgomerie, Scotland; Marc Leishman, Australia; Luke Donald, England.
1:46 a.m.-6:47 a.m. -- Steven Alker, New Zealand; Marcus Fraser, Australia; Sanghee Lee, South Korea.
1:57 a.m.-6:58 a.m. -- Jeunghun Wang, South Korea; Jon Rahm, Spain; Ryan Palmer, United States.
2:08 a.m.-7:09 a.m. -- Sandy Lyle, Scotland; a-Scott Gregory, England; David Duval, United States.
2:19 a.m.-7:20 a.m. -- Richie Ramsay, Scotland; Danny Lee, New Zealand; Harris English, United States.
2:30 a.m.-7:31 a.m. -- Alex Noren, Sweden; Steven Bowditch, Australia; Kevin Chappell, United States.
2:41 a.m.-7:42 a.m. -- Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark; Jim Furyk, United States.
2:52 a.m.-7:53 a.m. -- Justin Thomas, United States; David Lingmerth, Sweden; Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand.
3:03 a.m.-8:04 a.m. -- Branden Grace, South Africa; Patrick Reed, United States; Byeong Hun An, South Korea.
3:14 a.m.-8:15 a.m. -- Paul Lawrie, Scotland; Brandt Snedeker, United States; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.
3:25 a.m.-8:26 a.m. -- Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Jamie Donaldson, Wales.
3:36 a.m.-8:37 a.m. -- Scott Piercy, United States; Paul Dunne, Ireland; Jamie Lovemark, United States.
3:47 a.m.-8:48 a.m. -- Victor Dubuisson, France; Jimmy Walker, United States; Scott Hend, Australia.
4:03 a.m.-9:04 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, United States; Justin Rose, England; Shane Lowry, Ireland.
4:14 a.m.-9:15 a.m. -- Ross Fisher, England; Steve Stricker, United States; Vijay Singh, Fiji.
4:25 a.m.-9:26 a.m -- Danny Willet, England; Rickie Fowler, United States; Jason Day, Australia.
4:36 a.m.-9:37 a.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland, Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Bubba Watson, United States.
4:47 a.m.-9:48 a.m. -- Gary Woodland, United States; James Morrison, England; Soomin Lee, South Korea.
4:58 a.m.-9:59 a.m. -- Smylie Kaufman, United States; Chris Kirk, United States; George Coetzee, South Africa.
5:09 a.m.-10:10 a.m. -- Billy Horschel, United States; Matthew Fitzpatrick, England; Hideto Tanihara, Japan.
5:20 a.m.-10:21 a.m. -- Matteo Manassero, Italy; Shugo Imahira, Japan; Russell Henley, United States.
5:31 a.m.-10:32 a.m. -- Kodai Ichihara, Japan; Robert Rock, England; William McGirt, United States.
5:42 a.m.-10:43 a.m. -- Brendan Steele, United States; Richard Sterne, South Africa, Matt Jones, Australia.
5:53 a.m.-10:54 a.m. -- Patton Kizzire, United States; Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium; Rod Pampling, Australia.
6:04 a.m.-11:05 a.m. -- Dave Coupland, England; Nathan Holman, Australia; Phachara Khongwatmai, Thailand.
6:15 a.m.-11:16 a.m. -- Scott Fernandez, Spain; Rikard Karlberg, Sweden; Haydn Porteous, South Africa.
6:36 a.m.-1:35 a.m. -- Greg Chalmers, Australia; Kristoffer Broberg, Sweden; Clement Sordet, France.
6:47 a.m.-1:46 a.m. -- David Howell, England; Seung-yul Noh, South Korea; Tony Finau, United States.
6:58 a.m.-1:57 a.m. -- Jordan Niebrugge, United States; Nick Cullen, Australia; Robert Streb, United States.
7:09 a.m.-2:08 a.m. -- Ben Curtis, United States; a-Stefano Mazzoli, Italy; John Daly, United States.
7:20 a.m.-2:19 a.m. -- Francesco Molinari, Italy; Kevin Kisner, United States; KT Kim, South Korea.
7:31 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Todd Hamilton, United States; Justin Leonard, United States; Mark Calcavecchia, United States.
7:42 a.m.-2:41 a.m. -- Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark; Lasse Jensen, Denmark; Bill Haas, United States.
7:53 a.m.-2:52 a.m. -- Paul Casey, England; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Kevin Na, United States.
8:04 a.m.-3:03 a.m. -- Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; Joost Luiten, Netherlands; Charley Hoffman, United States.
8:15 a.m.-3:14 a.m. -- Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Matt Kuchar, United States; Andrew Johnson, England.
8:26 a.m.-3:25 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, United States, Lee Westwood, England; Ernie Els, South Africa.
8:37 a.m.-3:36 a.m. -- Satoshi Kodaira, Japan; James Hahn, United States; Andy Sullivan, England.
8:48 a.m.-3:47 a.m. -- Ryan Moore, United States; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria; Tommy Fleetwood, England.
9:04 a.m.-4:03 a.m. -- Dustin Johnson, United States; Martin Kaymer, Germany; Russell Knox, Scotland.
9:15 a.m.-4:14 a.m. -- Zach Johnson, United States; Adam Scott, Australia; Henrik Stenson, Sweden.
9:26 a.m.-4:25 a.m. -- Chris Wood, England; Yusaku Miyazato, Japan; Mark O'Meara, United States.
9:37 a.m.-4:36 a.m. -- Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Jason Dufner, United States; Marc Warren, Scotland.
9:48 a.m.-4:47 a.m. -- Anirban Lahiri, India; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Keegan Bradley, United States.
9:59 a.m.-4:58 a.m. -- Webb Simpson, United States; Yuta Ikeda, Japan; Thomas Pieters, Belgium.
10:10 a.m.-5:09 a.m. -- Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain; J.B. Holmes, United States; Brandon Stone, South Africa.
10:21 a.m.-5:20 a.m. -- Marco Dawson, United States; Matthew Southgate, England; Yosuke Tsukada, Japan.
10:32 a.m.-5:31 a.m. -- Jack Senior, England; James Heath, England; Brian Gay, United States.
10:43 a.m.-5:42 a.m. -- Jim Herman, United States; Fabian Gomez, Argentina; Anthony Wall, England.
10:54 a.m.-5:53 a.m. -- Paul Howard, England; Daniel Summerhays, United States; Colt Knost, United States.
11:05 a.m.-6:04 a.m. -- Oskar Arvidsson, Sweden, Harold Varner III, United States; Tyrrell Hatton, England.
11:16 a.m.-6:15 a.m. -- Ryan Evans, England; Callum Shinkwin, England; Zander Lombard, South Africa.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
Ryan Hatch may be reached at rhatch@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @ryanhatch. Find NJ.com on Facebook.
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TV COVERAGE/THURSDAY
Live: Golf Channel, 1:30 a.m. Eastern
ONLINE
Livestream: WATCH, 1:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eastern
First tee: WATCH, 1:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Featured holes: WATCH, 2:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Eastern
Yardage: 7,190. Par: 71.
Purse: 6.5 million pounds ($8.4 million). First prize: 1,175,000 pounds ($1.53 million).
Politi: Golf doesn't belong in Olympics
Tee times (Eastern):
Thursday-Friday
1:35 a.m.-6:36 a.m. -- Colin Montgomerie, Scotland; Marc Leishman, Australia; Luke Donald, England.
1:46 a.m.-6:47 a.m. -- Steven Alker, New Zealand; Marcus Fraser, Australia; Sanghee Lee, South Korea.
1:57 a.m.-6:58 a.m. -- Jeunghun Wang, South Korea; Jon Rahm, Spain; Ryan Palmer, United States.
2:08 a.m.-7:09 a.m. -- Sandy Lyle, Scotland; a-Scott Gregory, England; David Duval, United States.
2:19 a.m.-7:20 a.m. -- Richie Ramsay, Scotland; Danny Lee, New Zealand; Harris English, United States.
2:30 a.m.-7:31 a.m. -- Alex Noren, Sweden; Steven Bowditch, Australia; Kevin Chappell, United States.
2:41 a.m.-7:42 a.m. -- Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark; Jim Furyk, United States.
2:52 a.m.-7:53 a.m. -- Justin Thomas, United States; David Lingmerth, Sweden; Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand.
3:03 a.m.-8:04 a.m. -- Branden Grace, South Africa; Patrick Reed, United States; Byeong Hun An, South Korea.
3:14 a.m.-8:15 a.m. -- Paul Lawrie, Scotland; Brandt Snedeker, United States; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.
3:25 a.m.-8:26 a.m. -- Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Jamie Donaldson, Wales.
3:36 a.m.-8:37 a.m. -- Scott Piercy, United States; Paul Dunne, Ireland; Jamie Lovemark, United States.
3:47 a.m.-8:48 a.m. -- Victor Dubuisson, France; Jimmy Walker, United States; Scott Hend, Australia.
4:03 a.m.-9:04 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, United States; Justin Rose, England; Shane Lowry, Ireland.
4:14 a.m.-9:15 a.m. -- Ross Fisher, England; Steve Stricker, United States; Vijay Singh, Fiji.
4:25 a.m.-9:26 a.m -- Danny Willet, England; Rickie Fowler, United States; Jason Day, Australia.
4:36 a.m.-9:37 a.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland, Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Bubba Watson, United States.
4:47 a.m.-9:48 a.m. -- Gary Woodland, United States; James Morrison, England; Soomin Lee, South Korea.
4:58 a.m.-9:59 a.m. -- Smylie Kaufman, United States; Chris Kirk, United States; George Coetzee, South Africa.
5:09 a.m.-10:10 a.m. -- Billy Horschel, United States; Matthew Fitzpatrick, England; Hideto Tanihara, Japan.
5:20 a.m.-10:21 a.m. -- Matteo Manassero, Italy; Shugo Imahira, Japan; Russell Henley, United States.
5:31 a.m.-10:32 a.m. -- Kodai Ichihara, Japan; Robert Rock, England; William McGirt, United States.
5:42 a.m.-10:43 a.m. -- Brendan Steele, United States; Richard Sterne, South Africa, Matt Jones, Australia.
5:53 a.m.-10:54 a.m. -- Patton Kizzire, United States; Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium; Rod Pampling, Australia.
6:04 a.m.-11:05 a.m. -- Dave Coupland, England; Nathan Holman, Australia; Phachara Khongwatmai, Thailand.
6:15 a.m.-11:16 a.m. -- Scott Fernandez, Spain; Rikard Karlberg, Sweden; Haydn Porteous, South Africa.
6:36 a.m.-1:35 a.m. -- Greg Chalmers, Australia; Kristoffer Broberg, Sweden; Clement Sordet, France.
6:47 a.m.-1:46 a.m. -- David Howell, England; Seung-yul Noh, South Korea; Tony Finau, United States.
6:58 a.m.-1:57 a.m. -- Jordan Niebrugge, United States; Nick Cullen, Australia; Robert Streb, United States.
7:09 a.m.-2:08 a.m. -- Ben Curtis, United States; a-Stefano Mazzoli, Italy; John Daly, United States.
7:20 a.m.-2:19 a.m. -- Francesco Molinari, Italy; Kevin Kisner, United States; KT Kim, South Korea.
7:31 a.m.-2:30 a.m. -- Todd Hamilton, United States; Justin Leonard, United States; Mark Calcavecchia, United States.
7:42 a.m.-2:41 a.m. -- Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark; Lasse Jensen, Denmark; Bill Haas, United States.
7:53 a.m.-2:52 a.m. -- Paul Casey, England; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Kevin Na, United States.
8:04 a.m.-3:03 a.m. -- Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; Joost Luiten, Netherlands; Charley Hoffman, United States.
8:15 a.m.-3:14 a.m. -- Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Matt Kuchar, United States; Andrew Johnson, England.
8:26 a.m.-3:25 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, United States, Lee Westwood, England; Ernie Els, South Africa.
8:37 a.m.-3:36 a.m. -- Satoshi Kodaira, Japan; James Hahn, United States; Andy Sullivan, England.
8:48 a.m.-3:47 a.m. -- Ryan Moore, United States; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria; Tommy Fleetwood, England.
9:04 a.m.-4:03 a.m. -- Dustin Johnson, United States; Martin Kaymer, Germany; Russell Knox, Scotland.
9:15 a.m.-4:14 a.m. -- Zach Johnson, United States; Adam Scott, Australia; Henrik Stenson, Sweden.
9:26 a.m.-4:25 a.m. -- Chris Wood, England; Yusaku Miyazato, Japan; Mark O'Meara, United States.
9:37 a.m.-4:36 a.m. -- Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Jason Dufner, United States; Marc Warren, Scotland.
9:48 a.m.-4:47 a.m. -- Anirban Lahiri, India; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Keegan Bradley, United States.
9:59 a.m.-4:58 a.m. -- Webb Simpson, United States; Yuta Ikeda, Japan; Thomas Pieters, Belgium.
10:10 a.m.-5:09 a.m. -- Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain; J.B. Holmes, United States; Brandon Stone, South Africa.
10:21 a.m.-5:20 a.m. -- Marco Dawson, United States; Matthew Southgate, England; Yosuke Tsukada, Japan.
10:32 a.m.-5:31 a.m. -- Jack Senior, England; James Heath, England; Brian Gay, United States.
10:43 a.m.-5:42 a.m. -- Jim Herman, United States; Fabian Gomez, Argentina; Anthony Wall, England.
10:54 a.m.-5:53 a.m. -- Paul Howard, England; Daniel Summerhays, United States; Colt Knost, United States.
11:05 a.m.-6:04 a.m. -- Oskar Arvidsson, Sweden, Harold Varner III, United States; Tyrrell Hatton, England.
11:16 a.m.-6:15 a.m. -- Ryan Evans, England; Callum Shinkwin, England; Zander Lombard, South Africa.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
Ryan Hatch may be reached at rhatch@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @ryanhatch. Find NJ.com on Facebook.
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